Getting Started with Open Office .org 3 part 4. This Manual Book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with the latest version . “GETTING STARTED WITH ″ introduces all software programs of the OpenOffice bundle: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor) and Base (database). This book was written by volunteers from the community working through and is distributed under the CreativeCommon Attribution Licence | 3 Chapter 2 Setting up Choosing options to suit the way you work Choosing options for all of OOo This section covers some of the settings that apply to all the components of . For information on settings not discussed here see the online help. Click Tools Options. The list in the left-hand box varies depending on which component of OOo is open. The illustrations in this chapter show the list as it appears when a Writer document is open. Click the sign to the left of in the left-hand section of the Options - dialog. A list of subsections drops down. Selecting an item of the subsection causes the right-hand side of the dialog to display the relevant options. gg Options - djp eh .gf Memory View Print This dialog is used to define ge Paths Enter your personal data the Colors paths to important files. These Fonts later sessions as well. Security Appearance Accessibility Figure 11 Options The Back button has the same effect on all pages of the Note Options dialog. It resets the options to the values that were in place when you opened . User Data options Because OOo s revision features mark your changes and comments with the name or initials stored in User Data you will want to ensure that your name and initials appear there. In the Options dialog click User Data. Fill in the form shown in Figure 12 or amend or delete any existing incorrect information. 32 Getting Started with 3 Figure 12 Filling in user data General options In the Options dialog click General. The options on this page are described below. Figure 13 Setting general options for Help - Tips When Help Tips are active one or two words will appear when you hold the cursor over an icon or field on the main OOo window without clicking. Help - Extended tips When Extended tips are active a brief description of the
